Gangavathi court fines auto rickshaw owner Rs 1.4 crore for letting minor boy drive
2021 fatal accident case
Koppal: The Senior Civil Court of Gangavathi, hearing a case of an accident where an assistant lecturer was mowed down by an auto rickshaw driven by a minor boy, fined the owner of the rickshaw Rs 1.41 crore for letting the boy drive the vehicle.
The accident, which occurred in Yalaburga on March 10, 2021, had resulted in the death of Rajashekhar Patil, a resident of Gangavathi and assistant lecturer at the First Grade College in Yalaburga. A case of negligence by the 17-year-old boy driving the auto rickshaw had been filed by the police.
The senior civil judge, Ramesh S Ganiger, who heard the case on Tuesday, ordered the owner of the rickshaw to pay the compensation amount to Patil’s family members.
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Jharkhand: 2 killed, 5 injured after being run over by truck
Garhwa/Hazaribag (PTI): Two persons were killed and five others injured after being allegedly run over by a truck in Jharkhand's Hazaribag district on Thursday evening, police said.
The deceased were standing near a roadside puncture repair shop in Charhi when the accident happened, they said.
The injured persons were admitted to the Sheikh Bhikhari Medical College and Hospital, they added.
"The identity of the deceased is yet to be ascertained," said a police officer.
In another accident in Garhwa, two men in their mid-20s died after being hit by a speeding tractor, police said.
The accident happened in the Mahuliya panchayat in the Garhwa police station area in the early hours, they said.
"Rahul Chaudhary (26) and Nandlal Ram (26) were standing near their motorcycle on the roadside. A speeding tractor coming from the opposite direction hit them. Rahul died on the spot, while Nandlal succumbed to the injuries while being taken to the Sadar Hospital," said a police officer.
"Immediately after the mishap, the tractor driver abandoned the vehicle and fled. The tractor has been seized, and raids are underway to apprehend the absconding driver," he said.
